Dipetalonema

Dipetalonema

a genus of nematode parasites of the superfamily Filarioidea, including D. per´stans and D. streptocer´ca, species primarily parasitic in man, other primates serving as reservoir hosts.

Dipetalonema

(dī-pet'ă-lō-nē'mă),

A genus of nematode filariae with species in humans and many other mammals; as with other filarial worms, it produces microfilariae in blood or tissue fluids, with adults found in deep connective tissue, membranes, or visceral surfaces.

[G. di-, two, + petalon, leaf, + nēma, thread]

Dipetalonema

/Di·pet·a·lo·ne·ma/ (-pet″ah-lo-ne´mah) a genus of nematode parasites (superfamily Filarioidea), including D. per´stans and D. streptocer´ca, species primarily parasitic in humans, other primates serving as reservoir hosts.

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